Chapter 951 Afterglow of the Empire (7)
Military spirit available?
Lu Li knew it, and summoned Chen Lin and other generals to discuss the matter, and asked them if they were familiar with the hydrological conditions of the peninsula.
In this regard, all the generals nodded.
"Then let's start fighting."
He spoke out his heart for the generals in the account.
After all, it was the first time to lead a navy to fight, and it was the first joint battle since the combined forces of the Ming and Dynasty naval forces joined forces, so there must be no room for failure.
Therefore, Yi sun-shin, who was familiar with the layout of the Japanese navy, chose an excellent place for military training:
Fold Island.
There are no generals in charge here, only a small fleet with between 20 and 30 warships. It's not boasting, it's really killing chickens with a bull's knife.
August twenty-sixth.
The Japanese army was patrolling in the sea area under their jurisdiction as before, and suddenly they saw a fleet coming from the sea.
For the allied naval forces of the Ming and Dynasties, this was just a friendly match. In the eyes of the small Japanese army chiefs, this was an unequal encounter!
The massacre begins.
During this period, Lu Li didn't take any action. He didn't like this level of battle. He didn't even order the fleet to fire all the guns. Instead, he asked all ministries to send out equal warships.
This is by no means to fulfill the so-called Bushido spirit of the Japanese, but to let the navy of the country become familiar with two things as soon as possible:
1. Ocean currents and wind directions on unfamiliar seas.
2. Japanese army tactics.
Thanks to his thorough consideration, the North Korean Navy lost more than 200 ranks in this battle, while the Daming Navy won nothing after the battle because everything remained on paper and did not use firepower to suppress it.
Since Lu Li didn't go out in person, Chen Lin, the deputy commander, led the army. He wanted to win the first place and sacrifice the head of the Japanese pirate to the flag to win a good fortune.
The result is like this...
After a series of "accidents" in a row, Chen Lin, who was already in a bad mood, couldn't bear face, so he immediately called his subordinates, including his son, and severely reprimanded him.
However, just as he was spitting, a Li Chao turtle boat suddenly came, and a dozen envoys descended from it, holding nearly a hundred Japanese pirate heads in their hands.
The leader said to Chen Lin: "My general said that the victory of our navy is the victory of Ming Dynasty, so this military merit is half of mine and half of yours. Please accept a hundred heads. "
Naturally, all this couldn't be hidden from Lu Li's eyes. He couldn't help but sigh: Li Sunshin has experienced so many ups and downs, and has endured so many trials.
Of course, this kind of growth made him pay too much heartache.
At the same time, I had some slight resistance to Yi Sun-shin——
The soldiers executed some time ago were all from the Liangguang Shuiying. Even though he knew that they were not guilty of death, Chen Lin still felt embarrassed.
Right now, he was very moved by the friendly attitude released by the other party.
Vote for me with papaya and reward with Qiongju. It is always good to report to the bandits. Vote for me with a peach, and give me Qiongyao. It is always good to report to the bandits.
This violent person usually has a characteristic of going to extremes.
Remembering to hate someone, I can't wait to peel him and cramp on the spot, and eat him alive.
But when he had a crush on someone, he wanted to confess him. After seeing Li Sunchen's humble attitude, Chen Lin felt that he had to vote for Li Baotao!
Immediately, he left the flagship and went to personally persuade Li Sunchen to let him go to Daming to serve as a high-ranking official. After being rejected politely, Chen Lin still didn't give up and came to Lu Li at night.
The old rules, a generous gift.
The attitude is very sincere.
The purpose is to let him write a letter to the emperor, praising Yi Sun-shin's various brilliant achievements, and let Wanli know that there is a general who can recruit a good fighter in a remote allied state, so don't forget to reward him.
good guy...
I came here with the idea of being promoted, but the first request letter I wrote was for a foreign general, and there was a rift between them.
Still, it's unquestionably a good thing.
Hence, Lu Li began to write a letter of merit, presumably Emperor Wanli would not be petty to a foreign minister.
After more than a month.
I really got a nine-stack script script copper cast governor's seal for Li Sunshin. The flag and the horn are called "Eight Ci".
In addition to the eight blessings, a long-handled sickle and a turtle boat were also presented as gifts.
The latter is a unique warship of the Li Dynasty.
Obviously, Wanli was very concerned about this matter, and specially ordered the shipyard of his own country to quickly build a turtle boat as a reward for Yi Sunshin.
The grace descended from the heaven and the kingdom!
After receiving these rewards, the god of war in the eyes of the North Korean people glowed every day, and hung them high in the barracks. As long as a general came over, he would be taken there and accepted the secret show off.
During this period, Lu Li revealed that these favors were obtained by Chen Lin on his behalf.
With such a friendship, the two have changed from a relationship of mutual tolerance at the beginning to sympathy. They say hello to each other when they meet, have a few drinks together, sing poems and songs together when they are free, and go hand in hand with boat cruises.
Such an unexpected development made the pessimists headed by Liu Chenglong in Seoul unbelievable.
It's a pity that, unlike the frequent good news about naval battles, on land, the progress of the three Ming armies is not going well.
After some fighting, the news that the 100,000 Kwantung Allied Forces of the Wa Kingdom came to help the battle began to spread.
The Ming army increased by 100,000 troops.
The Japanese pirates also increased their troops by 100,000.
The so-called "Mount Tai overwhelms the top", does it not exist at all?
The forces of both sides are still on the same level.
In this way, they tempted each other, sometimes they fought fiercely, sometimes they pretended to negotiate peace, and deliberately delayed the time. Anyone can see that the generals of each department have selfish intentions to preserve their own strength——
Ming, Dynasty, and Japanese, the Three Kingdoms are without exception.
After all, the Tokugawa family and other Kanto daimyos were coaxed and threatened by Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Seeing that their lives are not long yet, and their troops have been seriously damaged, how can they be willing to work hard?
On the side of the Ming army, the three major admirals all had concerns, and only fought small-scale contact and encounter battles...
The previous strategy was: advance by land and water.
The waterway has entered, and the land has been slow to advance, and the results obtained are of no use at all.
In desperation, Lu Li could only take the fleet to wipe out the sporadic enemies, and did not rush to their base camp at all, unless Yang Gao and Xing Jie made other arrangements.
The Ming army was anxious, but Hideyoshi was even more anxious.
Either expand the occupied area, or consume the combat power of the Kanto countries on a large scale, maintain a relative balance, and prepare for the future of the Toyotomi family.
"Master Chief Soldier, those guys on land are no good at all." Chen Lin complained.
And Lu Li sat on the chair, staring at a letter in a daze:
Pan Ming got the lunch box.
Just half a month ago, he almost exhausted all his soldiers, beat Naoshima Naomi to death, and finally got his wish.
I'm the only one left?
Lu Li was curious, when would the half-disabled self receive the lunch box.